U.K. Stock Market Update
Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, led by gains in the Automobiles & Parts, General Industrial, and Mobile Telecommunications sectors.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.02%.
Best Performers
- Smiths Group PLC (LON:SMIN): +10.45% (159.00 points) to 1,681.00
- Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF): +6.69% (1,290.00 points) to 20,560.00
- Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD): +3.04% (2.04 points) to 69.06
Worst Performers
- Intermediate Capital Group PLC (LON:ICGIN): -7.23% (162.00 points) to 2,078.00
- DCC plc (LON:DCC): -3.79% (215.00 points) to 5,455.00
- ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC): -3.03% (8.00 points) to 256.40
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1138 to 647, with 671 ending unchanged.
Shares in Flutter Entertainment PLC reached all-time highs, rising 6.69% (1,290.00 points) to 20,560.00.
Commodity Updates
- Gold Futures (December delivery): -0.67% (-17.50) to $2,588.80 per troy ounce.
- Crude Oil (December delivery): +0.43% (+0.29) to $68.41 per barrel.
- Brent Oil (January contract): +0.47% (+0.34) to $72.23 per barrel.
Currency Updates
- GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.27
- EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83
- US Dollar Index Futures: +0.36% at 106.33
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